Traffic to be rerouted near Holland High School for sewer project

HOLLAND -- A portion of 24th Street, just north of Holland High School, will be closed to traffic most of next week because of a sewer project connecting the school.

The street will be closed from Van Raalte Avenue to Ottawa Avenue starting Tuesday and running through Friday, so Al's Excavating can cut open the roadway to install a new sanitary sewer main to the high school.

City officials say the road closure will affect daily traffic patterns at the school and that parents and students who drive should seek an alternate route and adjust their schedules accordingly.

The project comes as city leaders debate whether to lift a "no parking" ban on the south side of 24th, along the north edge of the high school campus, because of a shortage of student parking due to a construction project at the school.

The City Council earlier this month tabled a request from the schools to lift the ban.